Question

Match the description to the word. 1. a long narrative poem-national in scope, heroic in character and action alliteration2. pertaining to a formal poem; a meditation upon a serious subject comitatus3. the repetition of the initial sounds in two or more words of a line of poetry kennings4. double comparisons or metaphors half-line 5. a relationship between a leader and his retainers elegiac6. the basic unit of meter in anglo-saxon poetry wyrd7. poet epic 8. fate hlaford 9. lord scop

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

A long narrative poem; national in scope, heroic in character and action- Epic

Pertaining to a formal poem; a meditation upon a serious subject - Elegiac

The repetition of the initial sounds in two or more words of a line of poetry - Alliteration

Double comparisons or metaphors -Kennings

A relationship between a leader and his retainers - Comitatus

The basic unit of meter in anglo-saxon - Half-Line

Poet - Scop

Fate - Wyrd

Lord - Hlaford